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The Coalition of Activist Lesbians Australia (COAL) was formed in Australia in 1994 to work towards the end of discrimination against lesbians.[1] COAL lobbies the Australian Commonwealth and other state and territory Governments to remove discrimination against lesbians. COAL lobbied at the UN 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995, and co-hosted the first international lesbian-space tent at the 1995 NGO Forum. Among a number of other organisations, COAL successfully lobbied for the Australian Government to sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). [2] They are Australia's national lesbian advocacy organisation and the only United Nations accredited lesbian non-government organisation.[3]

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  1. ^ Office for Women. "Find a support service". Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into 'Caring for Older Australians'" (PDF). July 2010.
  3. ^ "United Nations Civil Society Participation (iCSO)". esango.un.org. Retrieved 14 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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